Tyler Matches!!

I had to take pictures of Tyler today because his clothes actually matched, and he looked really cute! I finally bought him some jean shorts (since they go with everything). Of course, he did not want to wear any of the cute shirts that I had picked out, but I was still thrilled with his decision. I asked Tyler to make funny faces in the 2nd and 3rd pictures.

This is Tyler's fort or house. He has been way into building "pillow houses". Every morning he gathers the pillows from all over the house and wants us to make a house for him. Then we have to go knock on his door to see if he is home.

Tyler was hard at work this afternoon building something to take to church. We had a potluck dinner at church and Tyler said that he needed to make something for it. This kid has quite the imagination!! He had every piece of wood he could find in our garage out in the driveway.

Who, me?

I was in the kitchen trying to start dinner and the boys were in the living room playing. It got VERY quiet in there and I knew that something was going on, but I didn't care because I needed just a few minutes. When I finally did see what was going on, I found an entire box of diapers spread out on the floor.

Jason LOVES food!! You cannot eat anything in front of him without sharing. This picture is Jimmy sharing a Little Debbie snack with him after dinner. If Jason hears Jimmy opening the bag of cereal in the morning, he goes tearing down the stairs to have some! This morning he brought me a bowl and spoon - apparently he wanted breakfast :-)

Jason was playing at the little table today and I turned my back for a few seconds and Jason decided to taste a marker. He likes to be a big boy like his brother.

This is how Tyler came out of his room the other day when I asked him to go get dressed. He is such a nut! I don't fight the clothes battle, so he does have some wild outfits some days. I did ask him to go back and try again.

Here a little, there a little

These are just a few pictures of what we have been up to the past couple of weeks.

Courtney and Quinton graduate from BYU!! YEAH!! Quinton got accepted to grad school at Boise State, so they will be moving up there next month.

This picture was taken at the graduation party. Jason is actually laughing (or fake laughing) if you can believe it. He would throw his head back an open his mouth as wide as he could and make a funny noise. Then, of course, we would all start laughing and that would make him do it even more.


Hogle Zoo!!

Jason loved playing in the turtle shell at the zoo.

Jen watched the boys for me one day and when I went to pick them up, this is how I found Jason - sound asleep in the high chair!! Why doesn't he ever do that for me???



We borrowed Tiffany's bike trailer the other day and had a blast with it. So, of course, Tyler had to have a trailer for his bike to give Jason a ride. (this was the best trailer we could rig - he did not give Jason a ride just in case you were wondering :-)

This was our weekend project. My sister, Tiffany, came to help watch the kids so Jimmy and I could work. We took out all of the bark that was in this area and lots of dirt and replaced it with red, rubber mulch. It looks really nice and is much softer for the kids to play on.

Jason's one year pictures

My friend, Tammy, took Jason's 1 year pictures for me last week. She did an amazing job - you can check out her photography blog at: http://tammymarxphotography.blogspot.com/

I can't believe that Jason is already a year old. He is so much fun and such a happy boy! He is always smiling, and always up to something. Him and Tyler are going to make a very dangerous team in a few years!!

Tyler's Tree

Every boy needs his own tree - right?? On Monday, Tyler and I were looking through this big book of crafts and he spotted a tree and said he wanted to make it, so we got busy. He wanted to use wood for the trunk and construction paper to make leaves for the top. He found a piece of wood, paints and the paper. He painted the wood all by himself and then cut out the leaves. We glued them to the trunck (with wood glue, of course) and the tree was complete. As the leaves were drying, Tyler said that we needed to take the tree outside so it could "blow in the wind." We did just that, and we now have a lovely new tree in our front yard. Tyler was so excited to show everyone his tree!!

I don't know if you can see Tyler's eyes in this picture, but he was looking off to the left and I asked him to look at me, so he turned his head but kept his eyes on whatever he was looking at. It was pretty funny :-)

A little dirt never hurt

Jason is definitely my boy! He loves to get dirty, eats all the time, and likes to pick fights! Tyler on the other hand is completely opposite of these things. Life would be so boring if all of our kids were exactly the same.

The other day, Jason was playing with his sand/water table and was just completely covered in sand. Tyler came over to play and, heaven forbid, Jason touched him with his sandy hands and Tyler freaked out!

We have also discovered that Jason loves fruit snacks. I got a package for each of the boys and we went downstairs to eat them. Jason finished his bag and then Tyler fed him the rest of his. Jason still wanted more and headed up to the pantry to find them. Jimmy opened the pantry door for Jason, he grabbed the fruit snacks and took off! It was so funny. The kid never stops eating!

This is how the boys entertain themselves while I cook dinner. They sit on the back patio and Tyler gets food to feed Jason. Tyler usually ends up dumping the whole bag of snacks out and Jason spends the next little while enjoying all of the food. I don't complain because it keeps them both busy for a few minutes so I can get dinner done!

Just brushing my teeth!

This picture is so cute. It was taken at my Mom's classroom. Jason love the headphones and would dance to the music. I think it was hard for him to hold up his head for very long because they were so heavy. They squished his cheeks together - it was so funny!

New Bike

Jimmy decided that Tyler was getting too big for his tricycle, so they went out and bought a "big boy" bike the other day. Tyler was so excited to go get it. Every time that we have gone to Wal-mart over the past few weeks he has gone right to the bikes to find one just the right size to take for a ride.

Daddy had to straighten the training wheels, and of course, Tyler needed to help. After they did this, Tyler wasn't interested in riding the bike, he wanted to get the tools and fix it :-)

Drummer Boy & WWF

The first video is of Tyler playing the drums at my Aunt's house. He had so much fun, and was actually pretty good at it. When he gets off the stool during the video, he is using the foot pedel to play the big drum. I wish that my darn camera recorded sound :-(

The second video is of the boys wrestling. They are so funny to watch when they both get wound up. Jason can hold his own with Tyler and will soon dominate!